before you use BPM counter, you should master beat matching w/ ear. then you can use BPM just as an aid to your mixing. to tell you the truth, i kinda like the whole BPM thing... its not a bad thing at all as long as you use it after you learn how to beatmatch with no hesitation. but yea... everyone is right... dont get comfortable with it.

My DJM600 has a beatcounter but I turn it off. My mixes are much more accurate by using my ear.

Hey All...

I don't personally use a BPM counter, but I've checked out the RedSound Units... any they are good! There is one model that is accurate to 0.1 BPM ;-)

The main reason that the DJM500/600 mixers have BPM counters, is so that the FX can be synced to the songs tempo ;-) Thats why there is only one of them ;-) (although it is assignable to either channel).

For FX, BPM counter are sweet... especially if you have an FX unit with Midi IN... then you can get a Red Sound BPM counter that generates Midi signals and feed it into the FX unit.. then all you delays, and other fx are beautifully synced ;-)

I do agree though, I'd like to get one to measure the tracks BPMs... so that I can label my tunes with BPMs too ;-) Will make mixing a bit nicer (but also a bit more technical, rather that artistic).

You could also use your PC to count the BPMs of all your tunes... I think there is some software "BPM Studio" that does it on the line in of a sound card ;-)

Cheers
Greg

I got Bpm counters on my mixer (JB System Beat4)
And I never used it to beatmatch. They are not really accurate and the sync led is moving lots of time (I didn't started with this mixer so I always mixed by hear). I only use it to know at how much bpm did I recorded my mix, that's all.

But when my friends are trying to mix on my equipment, it's easier for them, they can look bpm and try to beatmatch with the sync led on the green (they don't wannabe dj, they just wanna try a little bit)

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awesome responses to this post...thanks alot you guys. I am definitely going to stay with the one I have for right now. It has served me well so far and has done the job plenty well, and learning to beatmatch by ear has been a really good challenge for me, but I'm actually starting to get the hang of it. Again, thanks to everyone...cheers!!!

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